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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, maybe random is the wrong word. But it is certainly not the predictable process many seem to describe it as.

Take this quote from a 2003 NYT article:

The process at Wesleyan, as at about four dozen other private colleges that reject far more applicants than they accept, is often so idiosyncratic, unscientific and dependent on the personal tastes (or even the mood) of the people reading a particular file as to defy most strategizing by outsiders.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/nyregion/memo-from-wesleyan-a-closer-look-at-the-mystery-of-college-admissions.html
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Yes, random is EXACTLY THE WRONG WORD. So don't use it.  Or "lottery".

Random and predictable are not opposites.  Not in job applications, college admissions, dating, or your dinner selection from the perspective of the waiter.

Don't mislead people.

As for Wesleyan, read "The Gatekeepers" (by the author of the article you linked), and point out the page where random selections are made there.  You won't find it.[/quote]

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